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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: ralph_williems@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 12:34:43 +0200
Subject: URGENT FUNDS TRANSFER,

MR.ralph williems

NO;10 MOUNT WILMER
36 ISIPINGO STREET
BELLVIEW EAST
JHB,JOHANESBOURG
R.S.A. SOUTH AFRICA



ATT;DIRECTOR.

I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A
SURPRISE SINCE WE DO NOT KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE
BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCTION ,I AM ,MR RALPH WILLIEMS. THE CHIEF AUDITOR OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).THERE WAS AN ACCOUNT OPENED HERE IN 1980 AND SINCE 1990,NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN,AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORD,I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMOVE THIS
MONEY OUT URGENTLY,IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING .

THE OWNER OF THIS IS MR KARL HEINZE WARAF,A FORIGNER
AND A MINNER AT KRUGER GOLD COMPANY ,A GEOLOGIST BY
PROFESSION HE DIED SINCE 1990.NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS
THAT THIS ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY
INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL, THAT HIS COMPANY
DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE
AMOUNT INVOLED IS US$22.5 MILLION (TWENTY TWO
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THUOSAND US DOLLARS).

I AM ONLY CONTACTATING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CANNOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL BANK HERE BUT, CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN U.S.DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT.MR KARL HEINZE WARAF, IS A FOREIGNER TOO.

I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DO NOT KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE, WE WILL SIGN AN AGREEMENT,BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.

PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL INFORM YOU OF
THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE IMMEDIATELY. SEND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING THE FULL DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR THE DEPOSIT. I WOULD LIKE US TO MEET FACE TO FACE OR TO SIGN A BINDING AGREEMENT SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A FORIGHN ACCOUNT AS A FORIGHN BENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR FULL CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK FINE BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO PROVIDES CORRECT INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT WHICH I WILL GIVE YOU LATTER.

IMMIDIATELY YOU INDECATE YOUR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY

TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT OF MONEY, YOU WILL THEN FOLLOW
MY INSTRUCTION AND ADVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL AND HONEST
BUSINESS TRANSACTION, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE
ANY MISTAKE AT ALL. I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE
AND TRUST,30%OF THE MONEY WILL BE YOURS,65%FOR ME AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR THE EXPENSES THAT
COULD BE INCURED THROUGHOUT THE CAUSE OF THIS
TRANSACTION.


I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY THROUGH MY
E-MAIL

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Mr.ralph

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